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^ Actually I prefer Alone, a reality series which is being re-shown on Defy, Saturdays at 11pm.
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I never watch reality shows, but maybe if it shows up on something we're subbing.
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^ When you leave eight people by themselves miles apart in the Arctic for months with nothing but a camera and a few camping supplies, it's pretty compelling.
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Show Of The Year 2024?

I would need to go back through my reviews to be sure, but certainly Fallout stands out for me. Perfection.
Nautilus was a very pleasant surprise and helped me though a tough week. Worth mentioning are Dark Matter and Bad Sisters which I enjoyed a lot.

Streaming Service of the year?
Apple TV+ for me. Great sci fi shows such as Dark Matter and Silo ( and with more Foundation and Severance to come it's not letting up). On the downside I can't stand Ted Lasso but unfortunately there is another season to come. Shrinking is so much better imo.

Dud Of The Year?
Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Season 2. Sheer crappola, badly acted and a production that just went off the rails. Season 1 wasn't great either but it was watchable at least.
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I actually enjoyed Rings of Power despite the obvious issues with it. I just rolled with it and enjoyed what I could. Unfortunately, we're in a time when Peter Jackson's vision is considered great fantasy, which is influencing other series, intentionally or not. I'm the one guy out there who's not a Jackson fan.

Watching Silo now.


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I as going to wait until Silo had fully dropped before starting. But, we couldn't wait any longer and watched just one episode last night. Season 2 finishes 17 Jan 25, so we'll have to ration ourselves lol. A great show.
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I hear ya about rationing.  LOL
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Fleishman Is in Trouble (Woodman-like comedy)
The Chosen
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Sunny Season 1

Starring the rather wonderful Rashida Jones, Sunny is the name of a homebot and explores ideas of AI exhibiting human like intelligence. Filmed on location in Japan, it never seems to know whether it wants to be a philisophical piece or a comedy thriller. It manages not to be both in the process and is actually overly nasty at times for me. At time of writing it's not clear whether it will get to Season 2. 6/10

Apple have now confirmed that they won't be preceeding with a Season 2. I'm not surprised as my review suggested, although such a shame for Rashida Jones, hopefully she will have another project to go to.
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Dune: Prophecy Season 1 6 episodes
Pleased they get away from the all the sand in the films! This focuses on 'The Sisterhood' and stars Olivia Williams and Emily Watson as 2 actual sisters who run a religious sect alongside Mark Strong's Emperor. Generally I enjoyed the acting and it all looked very impressive and is very well filmed (well it's HBO!). 9/10
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Cross Season 1 8 episodes
An entry for crime drama of the year, this is predominantly a cast of black actors and focuses on police detective Alex Cross who specialises in profiling serial killers. I thought the acting was as good as anything I've seen for a long while and found the story tense and gripping. I even cried a bit watching the season finale and generally love things that grab me emotionally. Look forward to future seasons. 8/10
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Some of my faves...

Bosch (great characters)
Ozark (As good as thrillers get)
Battlestar Galactica 
Sopranos 
Power (Awesome crime drama)
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
The Deuce (very good but so sad. great ending scene)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (good storytelling and period charm)
Colony (Cool but ruined by early cancellation.)
Boardwalk Empire (Very good period crime drama)
Sharp Objects (Good mystery. kudos for nailing an ending)
Succession (Highly entertaining, weak ending)
Banshee (good crime thriller, not quite as good as Ozark)
The Shield
The Wire
Halt and Catch Fire (Great human drama about early computer days)
Happy Valley (Brit crime drama)
Animal Kingdom
Burn Notice

A lot of shows I absolutely love on that list. The spin offs from Power are also good (especially the one with Tommy) and well worth a look.
Halt and Catch Fire is probably my favourite. I cried buckets at the ending.
Talking of early cancellation, sci fi channel series Dark Matter (not to be confused with the recent Apple TV series of the same name although that is also great) was meant to go 5 seasons (not the 3 it got). Still seething over that one.
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Shogun 2024 10 episodes
I expected it to rival Fallout as my favourite show of 2024 but in the end it fell a tiny bit short. I felt they messed up the last few episodes as it became too unclear in terms of what was happening plot wise and that reduced the tension for me. Also way too much ritual suicide so it all became just a bit too repititive. On the plus side there is a ton of period detail and the lead Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada (as the ''Shogun'') is regarded as one of Japan's very best. He is also well known for appearing in the sci-fi shows Helix, Extant and Westworld. I enjoyed it and would put in my top ten for 2024 for sure. 8.5/10
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Some of my faves...

Bosch (great characters)
Ozark (As good as thrillers get)
Battlestar Galactica 
Sopranos 
Power (Awesome crime drama)
Downton Abbey (Masterpiece)
The Deuce (very good but so sad. great ending scene)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (good storytelling and period charm)
Colony (Cool but ruined by early cancellation.)
Boardwalk Empire (Very good period crime drama)
Sharp Objects (Good mystery. kudos for nailing an ending)
Succession (Highly entertaining, weak ending)
Banshee (good crime thriller, not quite as good as Ozark)
The Shield
The Wire
Halt and Catch Fire (Great human drama about early computer days)
Happy Valley (Brit crime drama)
Animal Kingdom
Burn Notice

A lot of shows I absolutely love on that list. The spin offs from Power are also good (especially the one with Tommy) and well worth a look.
Halt and Catch Fire is probably my favourite. I cried buckets at the ending.
Talking of early cancellation, sci fi channel series Dark Matter (not to be confused with the recent Apple TV series of the same name although that is also great) was meant to go 5 seasons (not the 3 it got). Still seething over that one.






Yep, Halt and Catch was so involving that the characters became like real people to the viewer, and we were heavily invested. I'm surprised that show didn't catch on more than it did given the historical aspect about computing. I saw Shogun also and was lost at times--never read the book--but I was blown away by the presentation. It just looked amazing. I think the Colony cancel was as egregious as Firefly. They had just gotten it to this really exciting cliffhanger where the lead dude was about to go up to the alien ship, after all the buildup, and then nothing....LOL   Agree on the Power spins...those were all top notch too.
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Firefly was classic and has almost gone on to achieve mythological status (as a result?!). I liked Colony a lot with actors from Lost, The Walking Dead and the Mentalist finding a new home. It seems always that sc-fi gets this treatment more than other genres. Even Star Trek (the original series) was cut by the studio because they didn't think it was viable Ermm
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Horizon-Chapter 1 (Netflix): Excellent. Several stories going on during the 3 hour show. Looking forward to more.
Missing You: I think 5-6 episodes filmed in UK. Another winner, great drama.
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Even Star Trek (the original series) was cut by the studio because they didn't think it was viable Ermm

Though that third season was pretty bad.
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Playing Nice 2025
A baby-swap drama filmed over 4 episodes with an impressive cast including James Norton and Jessica Brown Findlay. Quite tense stuff perhaps descending a little bit into melodrama for the finale. Based on a book that was set in London they decided to film it in Cornwall so at least you get some nice scenery if the drama isn't engaging you! 7/10
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